A Life Full of Quarks

By: Johnson, C. W.

The darkly comic misadventures of a lonely boy genius.

Vengeful dinosaurs. A runaway alien. Deadly subatomic particles. Parents who don't understand you.

John Chant had an unusual childhood, sprinkled with a venomous pet lizard, a robot brother, an omelet competition, an island of monstrous secrets, and a malevolent chimpanzee.

Exiled and on his own, he later negotiates graduate school, atomic secrets, and the challenges of death-rays. John is skilled at math and nuclear reactors, but he struggles with the universe's most difficult puzzle: love.

Winner, Indies Today 2024 Best Literary Science Fiction

"Heartbreaking and hilarious" - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"A thrillingly inventive novel of growing up the son of a mad scientist" -- BookLife

Shortlisted for the 2024 Reedsy Discovery Editor's Choice Awards.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DFZM9878
• ISBN13: 9798991428408
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Baryon Dreams Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"